....what would the harm be in stating "some licenses included in this quarter have been granted with ongoing royalty payments over a period of time rather than a lump sum payment"?

If each and every settlement or licensing agreement says the terms are confidential then TPL/Alliacense/PTSC could not state "some licenses included in this quarter have been granted with ongoing royalty payments over a period of time rather than a lump sum payment" without violating those terms. Just because a determination cannot be made on which company has agreed to royalty payments does not let any of the parties off the hook wrt their confidentiality obligations. Opinions welcome.